Senior Research Assistant - FARM

University of Arkansas System•Pine Bluff, AR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is an 1890 Land-Grant HBCU with a diverse student population, competitive degree offerings and stellar faculty. For more than 140 years, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has worked to create an environment that inculcates learning, growth and productivity while affording a basic need to its students – a chance to advance. The 15:1 student to teacher ratio makes it possible to maintain a learning environment with close interaction between students and faculty while challenging curricula encourage our students to seek and fulfill their potential. You can excel in your chosen field of study through a curriculum of Certificate and Associates degree programs, more than thirty Undergraduate programs, Master’s degree programs and a Doctorate program in Aquaculture/Fisheries. You can also develop workplace readiness through internships, co-ops and fellowships in the U.S. and abroad. Out-of-class experiences and student involvement include more than 90 student organizations, an internationally renowned Vesper Choir, Marching Band, Concert Bands, Wind Symphony, nationally recognized debate team, award-winning theater department and accomplished athletic program. Though the main campus is in Pine Bluff, its reach is worldwide. UAPB has an extended campus in North Little Rock and offers as well as online courses. With the addition of the Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network (ARE-ON), students can engage in information exchange with others anywhere in the world. There are also Research and Extension offices in Lonoke, Newport and Lake Village and collaborations with other colleges and universities in the State through the National Science Foundation funded STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Academy. As the second oldest land-grant institution in the state of Arkansas, the mission of this No Excuse University remains the same – to provide a high quality, affordable education with a personal touch. We invite you to Become a Part of the Pride at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening. To apply for the position, please click the Apply link/button. If you have a disability and need assistance with the hiring process and require reasonable accommodations, please contact Human Resources at 870.575.8400 .

Requirements

High school diploma with at least five years of experience necessary.

Responsibilities

Drives tractor with implements to plow, plant, cultivate, or harvest crops and to move trailers for crop harvest.
Manipulates controls to set activate, and regulate mechanisms on machinery such as self-propelled machines, conveyors, separators, cleaners, dryers, ay bailers, combines and related equipment.
Drives truck, to haul harvested crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers.
Drives truck, or tractor with trailer attached, alongside crew loading crop or adjacent to harvesting machine.
Sprays fertilizer or pesticide solutions, using hand sprayer, to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases.
Observes and listens to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunction and removes obstruction to avoid damage to product or machinery.
Attaches farm implements, such as plow, disc, sprayer, or harvester, to tractor, using bolts and mechanic’s hand tools
Discards diseased or rotting products, and guides products on conveyor to regulate flow through machine.
Positions boxes or attaches bags at discharge end of machinery to catch products, places lids on boxes, and closed sacks.
Thins, hoes, weeds, or prunes row crops, fruit trees, or vines, using hand implements,
Loads hoppers, containers, or conveyor to feed machine with products, using suction gates, shovel, or pitchfork.
Adjusts, repairs, lubricates, and services farm machinery, and notifies supervisor or appropriate personnel with machinery malfunctions.
Walks beside or rides on planting machine while inserting plants in plater mechanism at specified intervals.
Irrigates soil, using portable pipe or ditch system, and maintains ditch or pipe and pumps.
Mixes specified materials or chemicals and dumps solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery.
Loads and unloads crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand truck forklift, or transfer auger.
Weighs crops-filled containers and records weights and other identifying information.
Hand picks fruits, such as apples, oranges, or strawberries.
Oversees work crew engaged in planting, weeding, or harvesting activities.